DEAR SUN SPOTS: How do I stop the stimulus checks from direct depositing into my bank account? In other words, I don’t want any more of these checks.—No name, no town ANSWER: I believe your financial institution could answer this for you or you could consult your financial planner or your tax preparer, if you […]
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Owner of Tyrolean-style jacket from ‘Sound of Music’ sought by costumer
DEAR SUN SPOTS: There has been a great deal of “fixing up” this year and I have unearthed a couple of things that should be returned, if possible, to the owners. I was one of the costumers for Community Little Theatre’s 2001-02 season production of “The Sound of Music.” Several people loaned time period and […]
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Tracing government stimulus checks must be done via IRS website
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I always read your column and it’s amazing what I have learned from it and the help it has been on many occasions. I wanted to let Claire, whose letter was in your Jan. 19 column, know that I also received my $600 stimulus check in the US mail inside an unsealed […]
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World War II-era piano offered for free to anyone who will retrieve it
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have a free upright MirrApiano brand piano to give away. It works fine and was tuned last year. It must be picked up because I cannot deliver it. Please call 576-4109. — No name, Lewiston ANSWER: I had never heard of this brand so I looked it up and found that […]
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Young student hopes to help homeless children by offering gift bags
DEAR SUN SPOTS: My daughter has been homeschooling for a year and a half. One of the main goals of our homeschooling is to teach her to understand her role in her community and help others whenever possible. This past fall we ran a food drive from our driveway in Oxford and gathered over 1,000 […]
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Information on stimulus checks, tax forms
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I want to follow up on stimulus check issues. Talking with my sister-in-law before my letter appeared in Sun Spots, she stated the same thing happened to her and her husband. They received one $600 check in an unsealed envelope. Two days after that, my brother called to tell me he also […]
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Answers provided on stimulus check issues and finding whole yellow peas
DEAR SUN SPOTS: In response to Claire’s letter on Jan. 19, we had a similar experience. My husband and I both received our stimulus checks of $1,200 each last year, but only I received the $600 check on Jan. 11. It also was unsealed. I, like Claire, am curious as to how many others have […]
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COVID-19 vaccinations, stimulus checks
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am 77 and my husband is 78. I’ve been trying to get through the incredible amount of information being put out about the coronavirus. My doctor told us we should get the vaccination, but it’s impossible to sort through the amount of information. I have read at our age that we […]
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Readers want whole yellow peas for soup, book recommendations
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Your column is both great education and entertainment, and so thinking about food as I often do, I’m wondering if you or any readers might know where whole yellow peas might be found. My wife and I have hunted and only seem to be able to find split yellow peas. These dissolve […]
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Government websites provide information on stimulus check
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Last year, my husband and I received one stimulus check for $1,200. On Monday (Jan. 11), my husband received a check for $600. The envelope that the check came in was open and I could tell that it had never been sealed. I’m not sure what’s going on there. Has this happened […]